Printing The Current Switch Settings; Exiting The Eds Mode; Eds Mode Settings - Star LC-7211 User Manual

Printing the current switch settings

In the EDS Mode, hold down the control panel's ON LINE button and
press the LF button to print out the current switch settings. Asterisks on the
printout show whether a switch is turned on or off.

Exiting the EDS Mode

Press the control panel's ON LINE button to exit the EDS Mode.

EDS Mode Settings

The following details all of the settings you can program in the EDS Mode.
BANK A
Switch 1: Emulation
Selects Standard emulation (ON) or IBM emulation (OFF). Standard emulation
causes the printer to act like the Epson ESC/P (9-pin), while IBM emulation
makes it act like the IBM Proprinter III.
Switch 2: Character Table
The function of this switch depends on whether you are using IBM or Standard
emulation.
Emulation
Standard
IBM
Switch 3: RAM Usage
Specifies whether RAM should be used as an input buffer (ON) or as a
download buffer (OFF). Selecting input buffer (ON) tells the printer to use
available RAM to store data it receives from the computer, which speeds up the
printing. Selecting download buffer (OFF) tells the printer to use available
RAM to store character patterns.
Switch 2
Setting
ON Graphics: IBM Character Set #2
OFF Italics: Italic character table used
ON IBM Character Set #2
OFF IBM Character Set #1
Printing the current switch settings
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